Dozens killed in car bombings in Baghdad (pics+vid)

Three car bombs have killed dozens of people in Baghdad, Iraq.

The first explosion occurred in a commercial area in a predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Baghdad, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens of others, the Guardian says.

A truck full of explosives detonated at rush hour near a beauty salon. Many of the victims were women, including several brides who appeared to be getting ready for their weddings, police and hospital sources told Reuters.

Isis said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, but Iraqi officials have denied the group’s claim.

Two more bombs targeting civilians went off later today in separate neighborhoods in Baghdad.

One blast hit the entrance to Kadhimiya, a mostly Shia district in the city’s north-west, killing 15 and wounding 33 others and the other hit a commercial road in a predominantly Sunni district of western Baghdad, killing seven and wounding 20.

According to sources, the tolls for both attacks are expected to rise.